diorismn.
/ˈdʌɪərɪz(ə)m/ rare.
The act of defining; distinction, definition: by H. More used apparently as = distinctive sense or application.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [noun] > act of defining
circumscription1531
definition1645
diorism1664
1664 H. More Expos. 7 Epist. 71 To eat things sacrified to Idols is one mode of Idolatry; but, by a Propheticall Diorism, it signifies Idolatry in general.
1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 92 If they were not just four..yet by a Prophetick Diorisme they might be called four.
1685 H. More Illustr. Daniel & Revelation 335 In a Mystical sense, by a Diorism, The Musick may be that at their Idolatrous worship.
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